NATURE
MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, October 07, 2020 (Wednesday)
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Transcript by: Brian Stone bjpstone@gmail.com
Info Line # 506-384-6397 (384-NEWS)
** On September 08 Dale Gaskin had a
larval caterpillar of the CANADIAN TIGER SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY [Papillon tigré
du Canada] visit his Dawson Settlement home. This caterpillar always gets
attention when it reaches its fourth instar. The first 3 instars are bird
dropping mimics but the fourth instar is large and green with some unique false eye
spots and eyelash imitation as well. Dale took a few close up photos. Dale’s
photos show the caterpillar as brown so I would assume that it is approaching
maturity and soon will be going into its pupal cocoon stage. Remember when
looking at Dale’s photos that it is very close up and is appearing much larger
and more scary than it really is!
** Folks have been asking if the annual
sunflower seed ordered to a Nature Moncton meeting will happen this year and it
was confirmed on Tuesday that it will. Place your order by calling Dale Gaskin
at 734-2197. If you get voicemail leave a message including your name and the
number of bags you would like. The cost is $17.00 for a 15 kg bag. This is not
a fundraising project for Nature Moncton, but is support for a New Brunswick
farmer who grows black oil sunflower seed.
****Yvette Richard got a photo of a
mass growth of what is assumed to be Pholiota mushrooms on the Mushroom Foray
on Sunday. Note the spores falling on caps below others to immediately tell us
the spore print is cigar brown. Pholiota tend to grow in sizable adjoining clusters
on wood.
** Brian Stone visited Louise Nichols' Aulac
home on Monday, October 05, for another excellent guided tour of her natural,
wooded area. Many mushrooms were present as well as other varieties of fungi
and lichen. What appeared to be a very tiny SPOTTED TUSSOCK MOTH CATERPILLAR
was noted as mushrooms were being looked for. In the small bog area scattered
BOG CRANBERRIES added some colour to the fading greenery. Brian also
photographed Louise’s LADIES'-TRESSES ORCHID once more to continue the
photographic diary of this interesting subject.
Later in the evening Brian tried to get
a clear image of the planet Mars as it is close and bright at the moment and he
offers his best result even though it remains unsatisfactory in his judgement.
In the bottom area of the expanded Mars image is a lighter spot that Brian
hopes is the polar ice cap but it is too indistinct to be sure.
Nelson Poirier,
Nature Moncton
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